The band was formed in 1999, and released an indie album the same year. In 2000, they were signed by Giza Studios. In 2002 they achieved success and recognition with the song "Yume Mita Ato de", which became their first Top 10 single in Japan.
On March 30, 2013, after 34 singles, 10 albums, 1 mini-album and 5 compilations the band announced their disbandment. On June 9, 2013 the band played their final concert.
Holy Ground
GARNET CROW Lyrics
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ただ大きな闇にみえ
死んでしまえば生きなくていい
そんな事ばかり考えてた
穏やかな月明かりに
体中を充たした
こんな強い気持ちに
出会えたから もう何もいらない
生き延びるの?
通り過ぎた幸福な時が
今をただ無意味に変える
病んだ躰が
昨日までの健康(しあわせ)を
喜ぶなんてことしない
ただ焦がれるように求めてた
日々は するり 蜃気楼の向こうへ
今日が終われば今日へ
出遭うことない夢をみては
まだ過ごすなら
与え続けることでしか満たされない
聖地へ辿り着こう
行き場をなくした情熱は
冷えてゆくよ
不確かな気持ちを抱えながら
家路を辿りながら昇華してゆく
守るべきもの持たないなら
何を祈ろうか
世界が優しい光にいつか
包まれますように...
なんて偽善者みたいな願い声にして
本当に変わればいい
深い傷よりも いつの日にか
愛しい気持ちが残るように
明日がくればまた明日へ
優しい方へ
倒れ込んでゆけるように...
いつかその足で歩いてゆける
時がきたら
聖地へ辿り着ける?
行き場をなくしたココロは
いつか目覚めて
揺れ動く波にのって
きっと生まれるよ
The lyrics of the song "Holy Ground" by Garnet Crow are about the pursuit of happiness and the fear and uncertainty that come with it. The singer expresses their feelings of hopelessness and despair, believing that without the presence of the person they love, their future is just a vast darkness. They consider giving up on life entirely and contemplate how meaningless their existence has become. However, the peaceful moonlight fills their body with a powerful emotion that changes everything. They no longer need anything else in their life, and they question whether they can survive without their beloved.
The song describes the struggle of living in the present while holding onto happy memories from the past. The singer acknowledges that their past happy moments now seem useless and are making their present life more difficult. They mention their sick body and how they cannot be happy even if they wanted to. They yearned for something they could never have and kept chasing it, living each day like a mirage. The singer then suggests that to reach a "holy ground," one must keep giving and never stop. They acknowledge that the passion they seek has no destination, but they will keep looking until they find it.
Line by Line Meaning
君のいない未来が ただ大きな闇にみえ
The future without you feels like a big darkness
死んでしまえば生きなくていい そんな事ばかり考えてた
I used to think about things like dying and not having to live anymore
穏やかな月明かりに 体中を充たした
I was filled with a calm moonlight
こんな強い気持ちに 出会えたから もう何もいらない
I met this strong emotion, so I don't need anything else
欲しがる術 なくしても今 生き延びるの?
Can I survive now even without a way to desire things?
通り過ぎた幸福な時が 今をただ無意味に変える
The happy times that have passed now make the present seem meaningless
病んだ躰が 昨日までの健康(しあわせ)を 喜ぶなんてことしない
A sick body cannot rejoice in the happiness of yesterday
ただ焦がれるように求めてた 日々は するり 蜃気楼の向こうへ
The days I yearned for vanished like a mirage beyond the horizon
今日が終われば今日へ 出遭うことない夢をみては まだ過ごすなら
If today ends, and if there are no dreams to encounter, and if I'm still here
与え続けることでしか満たされない 聖地へ辿り着こう
I will continue giving to reach the holy ground where I can be fulfilled
行き場をなくした情熱は 冷えてゆくよ
The passion without a destination grows colder
不確かな気持ちを抱えながら 家路を辿りながら昇華してゆく
While carrying uncertain feelings, I will ascend while following the path home
守るべきもの持たないなら 何を祈ろうか
If I have nothing left to protect, what do I pray for?
世界が優しい光にいつか 包まれますように... なんて偽善者みたいな願い声にして
I make wishes that are like hypocritical voices for the world to be someday enveloped in a kind light
本当に変わればいい 深い傷よりも いつの日にか 愛しい気持ちが残るように
I hope to truly be changed, so that one day, instead of deep scars, loving feelings remain
明日がくればまた明日へ 優しい方へ 倒れ込んでゆけるように...
If tomorrow comes, then towards a kind direction, I will be able to fall and go forward
いつかその足で歩いてゆける 時がきたら 聖地へ辿り着ける?
One day, when the time comes, will I be able to walk with those feet to reach the holy ground?
行き場をなくしたココロは いつか目覚めて 揺れ動く波にのって きっと生まれるよ
The heart without a destination will surely be awoken someday and be born riding the waves of change
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: 七 AZUKI
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